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A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found the population's overall health "improved substantially" between 2003 and 2015 and that further gains could be achieved by reducing lifestyle-related risk factors.

Dr John Quinn said the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons approached around 60 surgeons in the past year regarding potentially excessive fees. "...and many of those have changed their fee when there has been discussion with the patient and the College of Surgeons," he said.

HCF says more than 25,000 of its members have accessed information on fees charged by individual health providers using its out-of-pocket costs digital tool.

The report says there is generally low awareness amongst consumers and healthcare professionals of pain and treatment options but a heavy reliance on medicines with a 30 per cent increase in opioid prescribing between 2009 and 2014.

The public health system would "break under pressure" if the number of Australians with private health insurance is allowed to drop away, says AMA vice president Dr Chris...

Former health minister Nicola Roxon has stepped down as chair of Bupa Australia and New Zealand to be succeeded by Bryan Mogridge.

"Unless we address the growing demands on both the public and private health system, the future of our world class health system is under threat," said Medibank CEO Craig Drummond.

The Medical Technology Association of Australia has described as simply wrong a claim private patients are paying $862 million more for medical devices than those in the private system.

Recognition for a former Department of Health secretary and the chair of Medibank in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Private Healthcare Australia says the small number of medical specialists charging very high fees need to provide "greater justification and more evidence". Speaking on Perth radio station 6PR,...

Bupa says a new report by the Actuaries Institute calling for greater transparency in specialist fees and patient outcomes needs to be taken seriously.

Medibank has delivered the 1800RESPECT service since it began in 2010 with funding from the federal government.